Au Chi-wai

In this Chinese name, the family name is Au (區).
Au Chi-wai
Born (1969-11-19) November 19, 1969 (age 55)
Hong Kong
Sport country Hong Kong
Medal record
Men's snooker
Representing  Hong Kong
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2002 Busan Doubles
Asian Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Tangshan Singles
Au Chi-wai
Traditional Chinese區志偉
Simplified Chinese区志伟
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinŌu Zhìwěi
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingAu1 Zi3 Wai5
IPA[ɐw˥ tsi˧.wɐj˩˧]

Au Chi-wai (Chinese: 區志偉; born 19 November 1969), sometimes referred to as Au Chi Wai or Chi-wai Au in Western media), is an amateur snooker and pool player from Hong Kong. In snooker, he won (with Marco Fu), the silver medal in the snooker doubles event at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan. Au was also the second runner-up in the 2009 Asian Snooker Championships.[1] In pool, he was the first runner-up in the 2006 Asian 9-Ball Challenge, in Bangkok, on the WPA Asian 9-Ball Tour.[2]

Au's highest snooker break in competition is 147.[3]

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament 1997/
98 		2004/
05 		2008/
09 		2009/
10 		2012/
13 		2013/
14 		2014/
15 		2015/
16 		2019/
20
Ranking[nb 1] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2] [nb 2]
Ranking tournaments
Players Tour Championship Final Tournament Not Held DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
World Championship LQ A A A A A A A A
Non-ranking tournaments
Six-red World Championship[nb 3] Not Held RR RR A A A A A
World Seniors Championship Tournament Not Held A A A A 2R
Former ranking tournaments
China Open[nb 4] A A A WR A A A A NH
Former ranking tournaments
General Cup[nb 5] NH RR NH A A A A A NH
Performance table legend
LQ lost in the qualifying draw #R lost in the early rounds of the tournament
(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin) 		QF lost in the quarter-finals
SF lost in the semi–finals F lost in the final W won the tournament
DNQ did not qualify for the tournament A did not participate in the tournament WD withdrew from the tournament
NH / Not Held means an event was not held.
NR / Non-Ranking Event means an event is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Event means an event is/was a ranking event.
MR / Minor-Ranking Event means an event is/was a minor-ranking event.
  1. ^ From the 2010/2011 season it shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i He was an amateur
  3. ^ The event was called the Six-red International (2008/2009) and the Six-red World Grand Prix (2009/2010)
  4. ^ The event was called the China International (1997/1998)
  5. ^ The event was called the General Cup International (2004/2005–2011/2012)

Top finishes

  • First runner-up - 2002 East Asian Games - Busan (doubles, with Marco Fu)[1]
  • First runner-up - 2006 Asian Snooker Challenge (team)[4]
  • First runner-up - 2009 Asian 9-Ball Challenge (Bangkok)[2]
  • First runner-up - 2004 Asian Snooker Challenge (team)[3]
  • Second runner-up - 2009 Asian Snooker Championship

References

  1. ^ a b Results of 2009 Asian Championships Archived January 5, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b Au Chi Wai became the first runner-up in Bangkok leg of Asian 9-Ball Tour Archived March 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, HKOlympic.org
  3. ^ a b "Au Chi Wai, Player Profile". wsc147.com. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  4. ^ Hong Kong took the first runner-up position in Asia Snooker Team Challenge Archived March 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, HKOlympic.org